Turcotte will come out of the lineup after playing five straight games, with Carl Grundstrom drawing into the lineup to replace him. Turcotte has gone pointless in his first eight games.

Byfield missed the start of the season with an injury and went straight to the AHL when he was healthy. The 19-year-old picked up four goals and two assists (six points) in 11 games with Ontario.

Kempe likely will not be available for Monday's in San Jose after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday afternoon. Samuel Fagemo replaced Kempe on the top line in Sunday's practice.

Foegele was one of three players activated from COVID-19 protocol on Saturday but only one of the three will play. The other two were Tyler Benson and Slater Koekkoek, so Foegele seems like the likely choice to play.

Turcotte missed two games while in COVID-19 protocol but was on the ice for Sunday's practice and is expected to be back in the Kings lineup on Monday. Turcotte, is still looking for his first career NHL point, will centre the third line with Dustin Brown and Rasmus Kupari/Martin Frk on his wings.

Turcotte and Alex Iafallo entered COVID-19 protocol on Monday, leading to Rasmus Kupari replacing him as the Kings' No.3 centre in Wednesday's practice. Expect Turcotte to miss one or two games and could return to the AHL upon being activated.

Turcotte was the No.5 overall pick in 2019 and is set to make his NHL debut vs. the Golden Knights on Tuesday. Turcotte, who has scored six goals with 15 assists (21 points) in 32 AHL games this season, entered the second line with Trevor Moore and Viktor Arvidsson in Monday's practice.

The Canadiens' COVID-19 list grew to nine players, one day ahead of Tuesday's game in Tampa. Edmundson was already on IR and has not played a game this season.